Sgt. Slaughter's Mad Marauders are another sub group in the G.I. Joe line that have been seeing more and more releases as of late. Sgt. Slaughter himself has been released with the signature blue color scheme of the Mad Marauders, with Barbecue actually being the first release of the group years ago, and a two pack of Low Light and Spirit coming out recently. This isn't an extensive group so we're pretty close to rounding out the group, and these five slots would pretty much finish up the squad for the Classified line.
5. Falcon
Falcon's initial release in the line is one of the few major misses for the design team, one which they easily rectified when it came around to the Nightforce release of the character. Falcon deserves yet another shot at redemption to wipe away the lackluster first release of the character, this time as part of Slaughter's squad with the expected blues.
4. Footloose
Footloose is a character that we have not seen a release for in any capacity in the line. While I would expect us to get the standard version of this character first, Footloose's eventual release in the Marauder's subline is essentially a given with how easy a repaint it would be like most other subline releases.
3. Mutt
Mutt and Junkyard were one of the most anticipated pet packs in the line, and the Joe team delivered in full force with a great set that has yet to see repaint and re-use (aside from Junkyard's tooling being used for Road Pig's companion). The Mad Marauder's would be a great way to get this duo out there again for fans who may not have had a chance to grab the first release of this pack. Mutt in the blues and greens of the subline, and Junkyard is a darker black sheen.
2. Bull, Mercenary, Red Dog
Hailing from the original G.I. Joe film, and without any representation in the Joe line whatsoever at this point, Bull, Mercer, and Red Dog are three characters more than ready to join the Classified line. All three had unique designs that would be fun to have in the line, especially with Red Dog and his football which would also pair well with Bazooka's jersey design. Mercer has been seeing modern use in the current Skybound comic series, so I would not be surprised to see him as the first of the three to be updated.
1. Triple T
The release of vehicles in the G.I. Joe line have become a comfortable expectation and each one have been spectacular releases and center pieces to the collections. The A.W.E. Striker is the next upcoming vehicle for the line, but after that I think the Triple T would be a wonderful addition to the collection we've been building up. It is decently sized to fit in at retail, pairs well with numerous figures we've gotten at this point, and its outlandish design would be a ton of fun to see realized in a 6 inch scale!
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